A kitchen has been destroyed and the rest of a home damaged by smoke after a fire in Whiltey this afternoon.

Fire crews from Whitley Wood, Caversham Road and Wokingham Road stations were called to the scene in Yelverton Road at 1.45pm on Sunday, February 7.

Watch manager Darren Barrett from Wokingham Road station said the teams used breathing apparatus, hose reels and a main jet to tackle the flames after a fire started in the kitchen of the home. He added it was not yet known what had caused the blaze which was being investigated.

He said: "The kitchen is 100 per cent fire damaged and the rest of the home is smoke damaged."

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